throwawayr1188 | 6 years ago | on: In Brazil, Amazon Protections Are Slashed and Forests Fall
The world needs less "well meaning" interventionists like you.
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throwawayr1188 | 6 years ago | on: A new census shows how a Brazilian favela works
Well, in Rio, I believe life in favela truly is horrible for most of the time. I can think of a few reasons:
- Lack of decent public education
- Lack of decent healthcare
- Lack of basic infrastructure, in a lot of favelas, they don't even legally have electricity
- Jobs are scarce, favela's citizens usually endure long commutes under the very inefficient public transport system to work low-paying jobs
- Rio's favelas are usually located in hills, when it rains, landslides are very common, more often than not they are deadly
- Most favelas are dominated by heavily armed drug dealers (most of their weaponry are semi-auto rifles coming from the USA), law-abiding citizens often see themselves under gunfire between rival gangs or cops
- Citizens are often extorted by drug dealers, or even corrupt cops. They need to pay a "protection tax" in exchange for basic services
I could go on and on ...
Source: Born and raised in Rio
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